Zero-Day
Ivanti patches Connect Secure zero-day exploited since mid-March
Ivanti has released security updates to patch a critical Connect Secure remote code execution vulnerability exploited by a China-linked espionage actor to deploy malware since at least mid-March 2025. Tracked as CVE-2025-22457, this critical security flaw is due to a stack-based buffer overflow weakness. It impacts Pulse Connect Secure 9.1x (which reached end-of-support in December), Ivanti […]
Google fixes Chrome zero-day exploited in espionage campaign
Google has fixed a high-severity Chrome zero-day vulnerability exploited to escape the browser’s sandbox and deploy malware in espionage attacks targeting Russian organizations. “Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2025-2783 exists in the wild,” the company said in a security advisory published Tuesday. Tracked as CVE-2025-2783, this vulnerability was discovered by Kaspersky’s Boris Larin […]
New Windows zero-day leaks NTLM hashes, gets unofficial patch
Free unofficial patches are available for a new Windows zero-day vulnerability that can let remote attackers steal NTLM credentials by tricking targets into viewing malicious files in Windows Explorer. NTLM has been widely exploited in NTLM relay attacks (where threat actors force vulnerable network devices to authenticate to attacker-controlled servers) and pass-the-hash attacks (where they exploit vulnerabilities to steal […]
EncryptHub linked to MMC zero-day attacks on Windows systems
A threat actor known as EncryptHub has been linked to Windows zero-day attacks exploiting a Microsoft Management Console vulnerability patched this month. Uncovered by Trend Micro staff researcher Aliakbar Zahravi, this security feature bypass (dubbed ‘MSC EvilTwin’ and now tracked as CVE-2025-26633) resides in how MSC files are handled on vulnerable devices. Attackers can leverage the […]
WhatsApp patched zero-click flaw exploited in Paragon spyware attacks
WhatsApp has patched a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware following reports from security researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. The company addressed the attack vector late last year “without the need for a client-side fix” and decided not to assign a CVE-ID after “reviewing the CVE guidelines published by […]
New Windows zero-day exploited by 11 state hacking groups since 2017
At least 11 state-backed hacking groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China have been exploiting a new Windows vulnerability in data theft and cyber espionage zero-day attacks since 2017. However, as security researchers Peter Girnus and Aliakbar Zahravi with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) reported today, Microsoft tagged it as “not meeting the […]
Microsoft patches Windows Kernel zero-day exploited since 2023
Slovak cybersecurity company ESET says a newly patched zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem has been exploited in attacks since March 2023. Fixed in Windows security updates released during this month’s Patch Tuesday, the security flaw is now tracked as CVE-2025-24983 and was reported to Microsoft by ESET researcher Filip Jurčacko. The vulnerability is […]
Apple fixes WebKit zero-day exploited in ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks
Apple has released emergency security updates to patch a zero-day bug the company describes as exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attacks. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-24201 and was found in the WebKit cross-platform web browser engine used by Apple’s Safari web browser and many other apps and web browsers on macOS, iOS, Linux, and Windows. […]
Microsoft March 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 7 zero-days, 57 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 57 flaws, including six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday also fixes three “Critical” vulnerabilities, all remote code execution vulnerabilities. The number of bugs in each vulnerability category is listed below: The above numbers do not include Mariner flaws and 10 Microsoft Edge vulnerabilities […]
Unpatched Edimax IP camera flaw actively exploited in botnet attacks
A critical command injection vulnerability impacting the Edimax IC-7100 IP camera is currently being exploited by botnet malware to compromise devices. The flaw was discovered by Akamai researchers, who confirmed to GeekFeed that the flaw is exploited in attacks that are still ongoing. Akamai researcher Kyle Lefton told GeekFeed that they will provide more technical […]